“The Swedish music-streaming service is planning to introduce video content on its Android app starting this week, followed by the iOS app by the end of next week … Spotify had originally announced the plans to begin distributing videos and podcasts in May, with a lineup of traditional and digital content providers that included ESPN, Comedy Central, the BBC, Vice Media and Maker Studios.”
Tag: 01.25.16
Scientific Analysis Of Great Literature: They Were Written In Fractals!
“Statistical analysis carried out at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences reveal something intriguing. The composition of works from within a particular genre was characterized by the exceptional dynamics of a cascading (avalanche) narrative structure. This type of narrative turns out to be multifractal. That is, fractals of fractals are created.”
The Epic Fail Of Hollywood’s Hottest Algorithm (Along With The Studio Of The Guy Who Touted It)
“Not yet 30 when he founded Relativity Media in 2004, [Ryan Kavanaugh] very quickly became not only a power player in Hollywood but the man who might just save it … having come up with a way to forecast a famously unpredictable business by replacing the vagaries of intuition with the certainties of math.”
Fort Worth Symphony Musicians Reject Contract
“Starting Monday, Fort Worth Symphony members are working under new terms. The contract that musicians turned down, and that management imposed anyway, cuts their wages by eight-and-a-half percent.”
The Collaboration Trap?
Collaboration is everywhere these days. If you don’t collaborate on work, you’re old-fashioned. But a backlash is developing as research finds that workers may produce lower quality work. “Why have organisations been so naive about collaboration? One reason is that collaboration is much easier to measure than ‘deep work’.”
Surreal – Is This Dali Virtual Reality The Future Of Art?
“A virtual-reality experience that throws users into the 1935 painting, “Archeological Reminiscence of Millet’s Angelus,” forms part of a new exhibition into the relationship between Salvador Dalí and Walt Disney.”
In Our New Share-Everything World, Introverted Teachers Are Burning Out
“A few studies suggest that introverted teachers—especially those who may have falsely envisioned teaching as a career involving calm lectures, one-on-one interactions, and grading papers quietly with a cup of tea—are at risk of burning out.”
This Year’s Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition Is Cancelled; Event Will Be ‘Rethought’
The 2016 edition, for singers, is being postponed to 2017, as the organizers take “a period necessary to recast the competition … [a year] to rethink, rebuild, and offer a new form” adapted to new media. The annual event in Paris has awarded prizes to pianists and violinist, in alternating years, since 1943; singers were added to the rotation in 2011. (in French; Google Translate version here)
Ian McKellen Says #OscarsSoStraight
“No openly gay man has ever won the Oscar; I wonder if that is prejudice or chance.” Observing that Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Sean Penn won best actor Oscars for playing gay men, he added, “What about giving me one for playing a straight man?”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 01.25.16
Hunger For Art: Time To Spread It Around?
It’s no secret that the museums in major cities that grew up in the late 19th and early 20th centuries – New York, Detroit, Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia, etc. – generally have great collections, not all of which are ever on view. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-01-25
Keep Dancing!
Last year, the dance company founded by choreographer David Parsons and lighting designer Howell Binkley turned thirty, but it seems eternally young and optimistic. … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-01-25
Taylor Mac Preps for 24-Hour Singing Marathon
The term “pop music” is a 20th century invention — it originated in England in the 1950s to describe the rock and roll frenzy that was sweeping the nation. One of the many inspired things about … read more
AJBlog: Lies Like Truth Published 2016-01-25
Monday Recommendation: Peter Erskine
Peter Erskine, Peter Erskine Is Dr. Um (Fuzzy Music) Any marriage depends on how the partners blend. Drummer Peter Erskine helped Weather Report and Steps Ahead to achieve two of the most successful of all efforts to fuse jazz with other elements. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-01-25
Huge Counterculture Archive Comes to Market
So the Ed Sanders Archive, a massive hoard of literary and countercultural materials, is finally for sale. Steve Clay, the publisher of Granary Books, is the dealer. I have no idea what price is being … read more
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2016-01-25
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